They all advised us against putting money into rare stamps and coins. Megan made the point that storage and insurance are expensive. From bitter experience, Ravi said that selling stamps was more difficult than people think, and that the market was controlled by a few big dealers. Charles has word to say about gold, which has always been a safe haven during times of uncertainty: ‘There is too much in bank vaults and in the ground for its value to rise.’ Megan’s parting words were: ‘History shows there’s no better long-term investment than shares.’